[Jeanette X]

[quote="Helm"]Burbank: Gay animals are probably natural errors. From an evolutionary standpoint, a gay animal makes no sense, since it fails to reproduce. Nature's way is pretty much straightforward, so even if being gay might have some minor evolutionary benefit, it can't overshadow the fact that the animal has been made useless. quote]

Not being able/willing to pass on one's genes does not make one useless to a species. The drone worker bees are sterile, but they are essiential to the surivival of the entire hive. I have heard of gay animals raising babies of the species who have been orphaned. Perhaps therein lies their use?